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Chapter fifty-three

Sookie's POV

"Mommy, someone's out there" Ammy informs me urgently as she stares out into the shaded trees, her body tense and her face filled with worry. She also seems very wary of the open space before us.

"What can you hear?" I probe as I sit her on the bonnet of Alcide's truck. She knows exactly which type of 'hearing' I was referring to.

"It sounds like he's mad, he's thinking about daddy and daddy being – oh. Oh, no, no, no. Make it stop!" she shouts as she covers her ears, but that won't stop her from hearing or seeing the things she is.

"Ammy, think about a wall. Do you think you could try to build one around your mind? Give it a try" I encourage her as I rub her back encouragingly, just to try and relax her. Tears are burning down her cheeks as she squeezes her eyes shut, all of her concentration being directed towards building that wall that has kept me sane, well, almost sane for most of my life.

"Is it going?" I inquire as I look out towards the trees to try and spot someone, anyone, there. It definitely isn't a human otherwise it would have been me who had heard them, but when I reach my mind out I find a blank spot. Vampire.

"He's seen us" she whispers to me as she turns her head in a particular direction. I follow her gaze and spot a dark figure leaning up against a tree; he's facing right this way.

Eric's POV

Where is Felipe? I will have him for this; no one kidnaps and then harms my child without getting away with it. Tonight is the night that he will meet his true death, the one death I am craving for. Once he is disposed of, I will deal with Victor. He is the one who actually did the deeds revolving around the harm done to my daughter; I will kill him very slowly. I may even make it last weeks on end, just so I can make him hurt for every second he's made Ammy hurt. I would take great pleasure in torturing him; maybe Ammy would like to harm him as well. But I will admit that encouraging such violence on a child isn't a bright idea. She is still so innocent, I refuse to corrupt her. Especially at such a young age.

"Northman, I've been waiting for you" Felipe grins as he emerges out of the darkened corridor. I spin around to watch him, to watch his every move as he walks towards me.

"You have gone too far, Felipe. Kidnapping any child is a great offense, but kidnapping my child and then hurting her is a death warrant on its own" I growl at him as he approaches me. I must be careful of him; he is probably expecting my attack at any minute.

"But I am not the one to cause those offenses, I simply gave out the orders" he torments me as he stops in front of me; I am itching to rip his head off. However, I will have to bide my time. I need to know what his original plans behind this were before I kill him.

"But what made you feel the need to take my daughter hostage?" I inquire.

"She was the key to you, I take her; hold her hostage, you come running to save her. Once I have you were I want you, you'll work next to me in the overthrow of Sophie-Anne. Otherwise you will be made to watch your daughter being killed, and it wouldn't have been quick either" he informs me, my temper over riding me as I throw him against the wall through pure fury.

"Careful now, Northman. I could kill you in a blink of an eye" he tells me, making me scoff at his words. Age means nothing, not when it comes to fighting skills. If you have great fighting skills you have a better chance at winning, although being older than your opponent is a positive. It means you are stronger and more experienced.

I grit my teeth as my fangs slide into place at the pure anger coursing through my veins.

"Give me one reason why I shouldn't kill you right now" I demand as we circle each other, both of us with our chests pushed out, our fangs down in challenge of each other.

"I know where your daughter is, oh, and I know everything that was done to her" he smirks, my fury bursting through as I leap on him and punch him with all my force. He fights straight back until we're brawling along the floor, both of us snarling at each other in the process. That is until there is a gunshot, and then there is nothing but a pile of gooey blood on me.

I snap my head in the direction of the gunshot to spot Alcide and Sam stood there. But where is the Tiger? Better yet, where are Sookie and Ammy?

"Wooden bullet, straight to the heart" Sam informs me as he places the gun straight back into his gun holder as I jump up off of the floor, not even remotely bothered by the blood staining my skin and clothes.

"Where is Sookie and Ammy?" I demand as we rush towards the front entrance where we had entered from.

"Victor" Alcide admits furiously as we walk outside.

"You were supposed to protect them!" I roar at him as I feel around the bond to try and locate Sookie through there. I can feel her panic and worry, but there is nothing there telling me she is scared. But she is brave; she is probably hiding her fear.

"I had to move away from them to get signal on my phone, Ammy's badly injured. She needs Ludwig, I was calling her. But when I got back they were gone and I couldn't find them. Then I remembered that Pam was leading Victor through the woods, so I made a link" he informs me, I nod my acceptance of that but it doesn't mean he won't be punished for it.

"Just help me find them, where is the Tiger?" I demand as we head towards the woods, I was leading them to the direction the bond whispered Sookie was in.

"We don't know; he disappeared at some point. His truck is still here, so I can only assume he is hiding somewhere" Sam informs me as we walk through the woods. I would normally have used my vampire speed to get there, but I need to tread carefully. I cannot allow Victor to hear me coming; he'll do a surprise attack on me if he hears me. Anyway, I may need the backup and they cannot run as fast as I can.

"Or maybe he is in on this plan" I supply as we take a turn towards what looks like a deserted cabin. I listen carefully, a small sob breaking through the sound barrier easily. It sounds like Ammy.

"You two go around the back, I'll go round the front" I order them as I shoot off towards the front door that I break down instantly. I smash Madden into the floor where I grip his throat in my hand, my fangs down and ready to kill. I want nothing more than to kill this worthless piece of shit right here and now.

"You little piece of shit" I hiss in his face, the only thing breaking me out of my red hazed rage is the soft sobbing coming from the corner.

I look up for one second to see Sookie holding Ammy in the corner; they are all curled up on the floor as they stare at me and Victor. I call for Pam through our bond where she appears next to me minutes later.

"Take Ammy and Sookie outside while I deal with this waste of space" I order her, not even caring where she had been beforehand. I will have to ask her about that later on. Once everyone is out of the cabin I rip him limb from limb until he is nothing but goo amongst the floor. Once I am happy that I have successfully killed him, I walk out of the cabin. My body is drenched in blood, but right now all I feel is tired. The sun is close to the surface, I must get home very soon.

"Sookie, we must get home now. The sun is pulling on me, are you okay to deal with Ludwig while I am resting?" I probe her as I help her and Ammy into Alcide's truck. He'll have to take them home; I must fly home as quickly as possible before I get caught in the sun's rays.

"Yes" she confirms with me, I stroke her cheek lightly before taking off into the sky. I would have kissed her, but I do not believe she would appreciate blood on her skin. Especially not on her lips. My hand has very minimal blood on it, so I used that to offer her some form of comfort before I had to leave her. Tomorrow I will awake to my family back at home. Felipe and Victor are gone, as is Ammy's crazy Auntie. But I cannot help but wonder where the Angels have gone off to, there were none in the building and I have not seen Felicity since I came here. Quite the mystery.

AN: Okay, quick question. What would you prefer?

The next chapter to be the epilogue of the birth and then the sequel

A chapter about the next day, then the epilogue and then the sequel

Please do let me know which one you would prefer :D xx